Sofía Mercedes
Personal information
Full nameSofía Esmeralda Mercedes Heredia
Nationality Dominican Republic
Born (1976-05-25) May 25, 1976
Santo Domingo
HometownSanto Domingo
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Spike306 cm (120 in)
Block298 cm (117 in)
Volleyball information
PositionWing Spiker
National team
2003–2007Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing the  Dominican Republic
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Pan-American Cup
Silver medal – second place 2005 Santo Domingo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Colima Team
NORCECA Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Last updated: July 2010

Sofía Esmeralda Mercedes Heredia born May 25, 1976, in Santo Domingo, is a volleyball player from the Dominican Republic. Sofia Esmeralda won the gold medal with the women's national team at the 2003 Pan American Games in her home town Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[1] Playing as a wing-spiker she also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics for her native country.[2]

She played for the 2003/2004 season with the Italian team Siram Roma.[3][4] Later that year, she helped the Dominican professional team Los Cachorros to finish in second place for the Dominican Republic 2004 season.[5]

Clubs

  • Italy Olimpia Teodora Ravenna (1999–2000)
  • Dominican Republic San Cristóbal (2000–2002)
  • Italy Siram Roma (2003–2004)
  • Dominican Republic Los Cachorros (2004)
  • Spain Ribeira Sacra (2006–2007)
  • Trinidad and Tobago University of Trinidad and Tobago (2008)

Awards

Clubs

  • 2004 Dominican Republic Distrito Nacional Superior Tournament – Runner-Up, with Los Cachorros

References

  1. FIVB. "Dominican Republic wins Pan Am gold in five-set thriller". Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  2. Yahoo! Sports. "Sofía E. Mercedes Heredia". Retrieved 2010-07-21.
  3. Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile. "Eredia Sofia Mercedes". Retrieved 2010-07-21.
  4. SportFriend.it. "La Nuova arrivata yaneva". Retrieved 2010-07-21.
  5. NORCECA. "Bameso y Mirador, campeones de nuevo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-07-21.


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